I completed a BFA at the University of Lethbridge in 2016 and a MFA in Printmaking at the University of Alberta in 2021. My interest in genetics, mental health, and ethics informs my practice in print media, drawing, and animation. I have presented work across Canada and have exhibited internationally in Finland, Poland, Armenia, the United States, Puerto Rico and Japan. I am a recipient of the Joseph-Armond Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship- Master’s (SSHRC-CGS-M) and a two-time recipient of the Alberta Arts Graduate Scholarship. I have worked as a Sessional Instructor at the University of Alberta, a contract Assistant Professor at the Pierre Lassonde School of Fine Arts at Mount Allison University, and I’m currently teaching at Alberta University of the Arts.

As an isolated child, I plucked away at the new hair sprouting from my armpit, desperately clinging to my youth. I thought about the aches and pains my parents complained of and pondered; would I still swing on the monkey bars? Or would I face the same fate? Ironically, I sat plump on the bench every recess, scanning the jungle gym, trying to fathom the concept of being an adult, let alone the possibility of having children of my own. As I squeezed the oil off my face and caressed the stretch marks on my inner thighs, I feared the beginning of many awkward and unnerving stages, wondering if I could get ahead of my ever-transforming body.

My work longs for bodies that are free from uncertainty. Milky fireworks, sprouted hair, creases and moles create a visual language of the infected and in-between aspects of the body. By embracing fragmented and evolving figures, I maneuver narratives informed by the potential relief of biomedical innovations. Yet, navigating the hype, benefits, and ethical impacts of these developments can be challenging; and for many, access is out of reach. 

Through grimy yet playful spurts and spasms, ambiguous forms transpose and bewilder the hierarchal elements of the material body. Pining to dismantle constraints and fears, my work attempts to enter a state of renewal and possibility. Between the lines of unease and intrigue, it welcomes peculiar sights of throbbing bunions and wobbling dances. It greets the genetics of the past and envisions the beings of the future. Visceral plops, dribbles, and folds remind us of our corporeality but subvert rules of the established order. By embracing figures in a constant state of flux, I transgress boundaries and reimagines medical realities.

Perhaps the monkey bars will not always be within reach,

but

there is always the tire swing.